Sensual Open Cardigan by Kristen TenDyke

Sensual Open Cardigan

Knitting
November 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1080 - 1800 yards (988 - 1646 m)
English

Errata:

  • On the Joining Row of the yoke, purl instead of knit.
  • page 96, shape sleeve caps, short-row 2 should say “turn piece with WS facing” the second time.
  • RLI, RLPI, LLI and LLPI were accidentally omitted from the glossary. Please see the errata for their instructions.

The Sensual Open Cardigan is a great business- casual sweater, and it’s really fun to knit. The body and sleeves are knit separately from the bottom up. They are joined at the underarms and the yoke is worked with set-in sleeve shaping, decreasing stitches on the back and fronts first for the armholes then decreasing sleeve stitches to the shoulders. The tops of the sleeves and shoulders are shaped with a few short-rows and are then joined with the three-needle bind-off. The collar stitches are picked up along the center front and back neck and worked in the lace pattern.

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Finished Size
About 32 (353⁄4, 391⁄2, 431⁄4, 47, 503⁄4, 541⁄2)“ (81.5 91, 100.5, 110, 119.5, 129, 138.5 cm) bust circumference and 251⁄4 (251⁄2, 253⁄4, 261⁄4, 261⁄2, 263⁄4, 271⁄4)” (64 65, 65.5, 66.5, 67.5, 68, 69 cm) long.
Cardigan shown measures 353⁄4” (91 cm).

Yarn
Worsted weight (#4 medium).
Shown here: Quince & Co., Owl (50% American wool, 50% American alpaca; 120 yd 110 m/50 g): #314 rosebay, 9 (10, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15) skeins.

Needles
Size U.S. 8 (5 mm): 32” (80 cm) circular (cir) needle and set of 5 double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions
Markers (m); holders or waste yarn; tap- estry needle.

Gauge
17 sts and 24 rows/rnds = 4” (10 cm) in St st; 18 sts and 25 rows/rnds = 4” (10 cm) in lace patt.

Techniques
Circular knitting with dpns
Lace
Lifted increases
Short-rows
Three-needle bind-off
Picking up stitches